Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-09-25
DIAMOND DUST.
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batting and base running.
Sprague, the Chicago's new pitcher, gives
promise Of becoming great twirler.
Pittsburg is after DAWN, the Hoboken
boy, who is playing with the POrtlands.
Ex-Umpire Curry has instituted suit
against the Association for seasons sal.
airy.
Trainer Jack Lynch, Of the MetropOli-
itans, has made four actual runs this sea
son.
The BroOklyns and Athletics play At
Washington Park, i'll Brook n, this after
noon.
Washington lovers of the game have
termed the Capital City team the
"Chumps.'
The Association is already after Gaffney,
now manager of the Washingtons, for UNI
pire in 1888.
Fagan may have mysterious curves, but
they are just the kind that suit the Balti-
more batsmen.
Kilroy, Ramsey and King, lead the
American Association in pitchers in games
won up to date.
Louisville club officials estimate that
they will come out $4,000 ahead at the
close of the season.
The Chicagos have won the series of
games from every one of the other clubs,
excepting Pittsburg.
The Cuban Giants play two games in
Cincinnati in October at the close of the
championship season.
On Monday team composed of one
armed men defeated nine of one-legged
men by "a to Is, i'll Philadelphia.
Ii is stated on good authority that Jack
Glasscock, the king of shortstops, will
play with the ChicagOs next season.
All the rumors OF putting IN Association
or Western League team in Chicago does
not worry Al. Spaulding very much.
Larocque and Veach, two of the Des
hOiues' players, have been blacklisted
from the Northwestern League for intoX-
icatiOn.
The suit brought 10y the players of the
Akron, Ohio, team against the manage
ment inr money dne them for services was
successful.
Kid Baldwin, the Cincinulti's catcher,
caught his Iurty-third game Wednesday,
winch equals BoyIe'S st. Louis catcher,
performance.
EYeu Buffalo could find no Use for
| knuwItUu, vino Sigued with several teams
this season aG.er being released by the New
Al Ks ana DetEOits.
Plttsburg cauld do nothing with Tim"
keeIe's delivery. The New York twirler
may occasionally play i'll hard luck, but his
stea,iiHess wIIs III Time.
The Boston Clubs managers intend to
have winning team next season. Sixty
Thousand dollars will he spent i'll securing
play els and improving the grounds.
Pletier played a remarkable game on
second base for Chicago Oh Friday, retiring
six !uen and assisting in putting out six
Others. He also made two hits and one
TuE.
There is probably not another club III
the Association that has been run with less
expense than the Cincinnati team this sea
SON. So says President Byrne, OF Brook
Ign.
1t is more than likely that Carroll, of the
PIttsburgs, will play on first base or in the
out field next season. This will enable
Fields TO dey elOp ~ a catcher under little
Miller.
Tomorrow the last yestige OF the famous
st. Louis MarOons will be wiped out, as
the sale Of the ground upon which the club
played IS to take place 10 satisfy debt OF
the club.
The tight for the pennaut in the North
western League is the closest ever known,
aud the four leading clubs, Milwaukee,
Oshkosh, st. Paul and Des Moines, are
liable to capture the pennant.
The League players who have made ten
or more home runs this season are Thomp-
son, 10; Ryan, II; Morrill,, y; O'Brien,
Wood, Ptetfer, IL each; Brouthers, II, and
Roger Common tops the list with II homers.
There is no probability whatever that
any OF the present men under contract
with the Pittsburg club, from Manager
Phillips down, will be released next sea-
son, as they have all given perfect salts
faction.
BrUuthers, the DetrOit's first baseman, is
very superstitiOus. lie has a queer wGg
of toretelling how many hits he is going TO
make in game by shaking dice from Il
box. Ii the dice turns up six Brohthers is
very happy.
Neach, a pitcher with the DeS MOines
club, appeared OH the field the other day
In an intoxicated condition. He was sen
TO the club house at the close of the second
inning and the team finished the game
with eight men.
George Smith, BrOoklyn's great short
stop, has given up all hope OF being able to
play again this season. His broken finger
is still in plaster OF paris cast and the
physicians say it will not be strong enough
to play for six weeks to come.
"Arlie" Latham, the st. Louis Browns
third baseman, was made defendant Is
divorce suit yesterday. This is the second
within year. Just year ago wife No.
/ obtained a divorce from him, and two
weeks latter he married the woman who is
now seeking for divorce.
Gore was fortunate and yet unfortunate
In the game at Pittsburg. He scored every
time he went 10 the bat. Once he reached
his base on an error of Smith, again on be-
ing hit with pitched ball, and the third
time he got single. On all three occa'
sions he was allowed to cross the plate for
the New Yorks. This sort of play is not
very creditable to a player, yet it helps
considerably in winning games.
Boston's second baseman Burdock is al
home in Brooklyn suffering from an alb
scess of the side His contract called fol
the payment by the Boston,management Of
, 81, 900 at the end of the season if he re-
manned strictly temperaet. He now has a
very fair chance of getting the money,
BurdOck, like many other men who have
tried it, plays better game without liquor
than with it. Silver Flint and Ed Will
hanson. Of Chicago. can testify TO this.